PS Elsewhere on t'internet, I am occasionally active on a discussion forum, where many people are of a right-wing persuasion. Some even hold very right-wing views. And occasionally the discussion touches the ECHR - often in connection with refugees and asylum seekers - and then some of my co-conversationists suggest that Brexit was not sufficient and that we (=GB) should leave the ECHR.
They argue that the ECHR protects [insert unpopular group] and they are right. These awful people are protected. But it's only BECAUSE the awful people are protected that we can be sure that WE will be protected should the situation arise: If they can get away with being beastly to those people, what's going to stop them being beastly to me?
I am European. In most of Europe we have the ECHR, the European Convention of Human Rights, which is explicit that the rights are there for all humans. ALL humans. Including people who have committed crimes and people who hold the most godawful views. ALL humans. Everyone.
PS Elsewhere on t'internet, I am occasionally active on a discussion forum, where many people are of a right-wing persuasion. Some even hold very right-wing views. And occasionally the discussion touches the ECHR - often in connection with refugees and asylum seekers - and then some of my co-conversationists suggest that Brexit was not sufficient and that we (=GB) should leave the ECHR.
They argue that the ECHR protects [insert unpopular group] and they are right. These awful people are protected. But it's only BECAUSE the awful people are protected that we can be sure that WE will be protected should the situation arise: If they can get away with being beastly to those people, what's going to stop them being beastly to me?
I am European. In most of Europe we have the ECHR, the European Convention of Human Rights, which is explicit that the rights are there for all humans. ALL humans. Including people who have committed crimes and people who hold the most godawful views. ALL humans. Everyone.
I am glad that we have the ECHR.
Very well argued, thank you!